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US 11,873,018 B2Granted
Non-stop transportation system
AssigneeDirectrains Ltd.
InventorAlberto Rodrigo Mandler
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Abstract
A system (10, 99) includes a vehicle (11, 111) and a car (1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28). The vehicle (11, 111) is configured to move, along a route (33) including at least a station (22, 24, 29, 30), without stopping at the station (22, 24, 29, 30). The car (1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28) is configured to (i) load an object from the station (22, 24, 29, 30) and move for integrating with the vehicle (11, 111), or (ii) detach from the vehicle (11, 111) and stop at the station (22, 24, 29, 30) for unloading the object.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a vehicle, which is configured to move, along a track comprising at least a station, without stopping at the station;
- a car, which is configured to:
- load an object from the station, which is positioned along the track traversed by the vehicle, and move for integrating with the vehicle;
- or
- detach from the vehicle and stop at the station for unloading the object;
- and
- a control sub-system having at least:
- (i) one or more sensors, (ii) a first communication device in the vehicle, (iii) a second communication device in the car, and (iv) a processor, wherein the processor is located within the car and is configured to:
- receive signals from at least one of (i) the one or more sensors, and (ii) the first and second communication devices;
- control at least a parameter of at least one of the vehicle, the car and the station;
- and
- control coupling and de-coupling between the vehicle and the car based on the received signals.
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A method, comprising:
- moving a vehicle along a track comprising at least a station, without stopping at the station;
- loading an object from the station, which is positioned along the track traversed by the vehicle, to a car and moving the car for integrating with the vehicle, or detaching the car from the vehicle and stopping the car at the station for unloading the object;
- and
- in a control sub-system having at least:
- (i) one or more sensors, (ii) a first communication device in the vehicle, (iii) a second communication device in the car, and (iv) a processor, wherein the processor is located within the car for:
- receiving signals from at least one of (i) the one or more sensors, and (ii) the first and second communication devices;
- controlling at least a parameter of at least one of the vehicle, the car and the station;
- and
- controlling coupling and de-coupling between the vehicle and the car based on the received signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.